Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in United States
United States: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 1.72 million Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in United States, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — grassland in United States is 1.72 million Square kilometres, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in United States peaked at 1.72 million Square kilometres in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.71 million Square kilometres, in 2015.
That places United States 3rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in United States, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.72 million Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 1.72 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.71 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.71 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.72 million Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.72 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.72 million Square kilometres | 1.72 million Square kilometres | 1.72 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.71 million Square kilometres | 1.71 million Square kilometres | 1.71 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.72 million Square kilometres | 1.72 million Square kilometres | 1.72 million Square kilometres | 2 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 6,193 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,199 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 4.68 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 4.21 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 467,617 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 9.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in United States?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in United States was 1.72 million Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 million Square kilometres in 2020.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 million Square kilometres in 2015.
- How does United States rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation